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METALLIZED SYNTHETIC FIBERS

The process of chemical metallization (with silver, copper and other metals) of synthetic fibrous materials (for example, syntepon) has been developed. This allows one to conserve high porosity, elasticity and strength of the initial material and to impart new valuable characteristics to them (conductivity, bactericidal action, etc.). For syntepon with the surface density of 100 g/m2 and silver consumption of 10 g/m2, the average thickness of the coating is about 100 nm, and conductivity is 1-5 Ohm-1.m-2. The silver layer is not continuous; it consists of globules 50-200 nm in size. 

Initial metallized syntepon (a); a more detailed morphology of silver deposit (b); the stage of syntepon filling with the metal under deposition (c).
Promising application areas:
  • Efficient porous electrode material. This material is used as the cathode in the autonomous electrochemical unit AK-1 to extract metals from diluted solutions (Patent RF).
  • Promising material for the arrangement of contact with human skin in the regions with complicated shape. The application of this material as the electrode for electrophoresis promotes acceleration of wound healing (Patent RF).
  • A screen for microwave radiation: placing a mobile phone into a case made of metallized syntepon makes the phone inaccessible for connection.
At the Institute, with the participation of NPP SINTELS Ltd.Co, the laboratory version of metallization technology was developed. It provides the supply of electrode material (100-200 m2 per year) for the consumable electrochemical units AK-1.
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